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Stepan Illichevskii

Stepan Illichevskii



Background


About

About

Experienced DevOps/SRE and Linux Specialist with over 16 years in IT. Expertise in cloud automation, containerization, and monitoring solutions. Strong background in infrastructure deployment, technical support, and automation of internal systems. I’ve held various roles, including SRE Engineer, Tech Presale Engineer, Linux System Administrator, and Support Engineer with promotion to Head of Group. Proficient in a wide range of technologies, including Docker, Terraform, Prometheus, Ansible, and more. Passionate about continuous improvement and problem-solving in complex systems.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • SRE Engineer, LTD Nebius (ex Yandex)

    Apr, 2023 - Nov, 20241 year 7 months

    • Automated the preparation of deployment testing environments with Ansible, reducing setup time from 1–2 weeks to just minutes and saving 40–50 hours per environment setup.

    • Developed a tool for the observability team using Python and Prometheus, simplifying the deployment of new alerts and reducing deployment time by 60%.

    • Created a pipeline for testing Prometheus alerts in TeamCity using Python, reducing the load on on-call SRE teams and cutting troubleshooting time.

    • Implemented SAML authorization for ArgoCD integrated with Active Directory, improving change tracking and access control compliance.

    • Integrated Slack notifications from ArgoCD via webhooks, reducing response time to alerts by 45% and saving 18 hours weekly.

  • Presale Engineer, Product Consultant, LTD New Cloud Technologies

    Jan, 2019 - Apr, 20234 years 3 months

    • Conducted pre-sales demonstrations tailored to client needs, securing 10+ new contracts and contributing to a 25% increase in revenue.

    • Built 90 parameterized test environments using Ansible and Packer, streamlining testing and deployment cycles and increasing deal execution quality by 60%.

    • Developed a portal for partners using Python and Flask, automating key workflows and reducing request processing time by 70%.

    • Designed an internal alert system using Zabbix, facilitating early error detection, reducing response time by 60%, and preventing 60 hours of service interruption.

  • Technical Support Specialist, Second Line, LLC Trading company Megapolis

    Oct, 2012 - Jan, 20196 years 3 months

    • Designed a Zabbix-based monitoring system for data centers, enabling real-time system tracking and reducing downtime significantly.

    • Maintained data centers, including the full lifecycle of SAP ecosystem servers.

    • Automated print center monitoring with Zabbix, decreasing issue resolution time.

    • Managed Microsoft AD domains and performed OS installations (Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 and Linux), automating server deployment processes with network configuration.

    • Provided end-user support and maintained detailed technical documentation.

Skills

Skills

  • Programming Languages

    Python

    LaTeX

    Bash

    PowerShell

    SQL

    Lua

    Go

  • Automation Tools

    Ansible

    GitLab CI/CD

    Packer

    Terraform

    Hugo

    Prometheus

    Logstash

    Kibana

    Grafana

    Zabbix

  • Languages

    English (B1-B2)

    Russian (Native)

Education

Education

  • Sociology, , Moscow Pedagogical State University

    Sep, 2002 - May, 2008

  • Computer Science, , Russian All-State Social University

    Sep, 2022 - Jan, 2024